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This afternoon, 

Goosander 9

Oystercatcher 9

Snipe 7

 



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This morning to 9.30,

Little ringed plover 3 on spit 

Sand martin 100+ not really a count just a rough estimate. No other hirundines with them that I could see.

 



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This morning:

Willow Warbler singing only briefly on Ramsdales Ruck

9 Snipe

2 Little Egrets

12 Oystercatchers

3 Goosander 

2 singing Blackcaps

11 Chiffchaffs on and around Ramsdales Ruck



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c160 Sand Martins this mid-afternoon.



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This morning 8am - 11am,

Common scoter 1 male in the middle

Little egret 4

Sand martin 40

Oystercatcher 10

Also from Bill Harrison but not seen by me, 

Little ringed plover 1 at the sailing club at 6:20am

Mediterranean gull 2 adults flew over

 

 



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Singing Blackcap this morning by the sharp bend where Byrom lane becomes Sandy lane. also 2 adult Mediterranean gulls flew north c. 8.30, 2 Greylag geese flew west and c. 50 Sand Martins were over the west end.

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Early afternoon, 2 adult Mediterranean gulls dropped on to the water just off the car park.



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This morning 8am - 9:45am

Dunlin 1 flew through at the western end

Raven 1 over the Ruck

Oystercatcher 15

Little egret 4

Sand martin 40+ mainly at western end where it was more sheltered.

 



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Lunchtime today....6 x Sand Martin, 14 x Oystercatcher on the spit, 4 x Little Egret, 7 x Chiffchaff and 4 x Siskin



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Late afternoon today:

Maximum of c130 Sand Martins

Single Curlew over east

22 Oystercatchers

16 Goldeneyes

2 Little Egrets

2+ Siskins around Sorrow Cow Farm with the male in song at one point



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This afternoon, now 3 drake common scoter, 2 asleep together and presumably the same agitated bird off the sailing club. Also 11 wigeon still, and 4 snipe on the mini spit.

 



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This morning:

2 drake Common Scoters though not together, with a sleeping bird closer to the East Bay off Horrocks Hide and an agitated looking bird swimming around the centre of the flash off the sailing club.

Maximum of 47 Sand Martins

12 Wigeon (including five drakes) flew in around 7am 

9 Oystercatchers

7 Redwings

8 Siskins

1 adult Great Black-backed Gull  



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Just a quick visit this morning produced 3 sand martins and a single drake pochard, the latter my first at the flash in over a month. 



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Sunday afternoon...

Chiffchaffs - couple heard (1 seen) near Teal hide, but really good view of one singing away only 10' up in a bush by Sorrow Cow pond.

Mandarin Duck - male - walked back along the canal to the Slag Lane end (too much mud elsewhere) and where it widens to form a sort of pond just before the marina, amongst the mallards and nesting mute swans was a male Mandarin happily swimming about. Is it always there? Couldn't see any sign of a female.

Goldeneye - 2 pairs at the Slag Lane end

Oystercatchers - plenty about

Nothing else seen of note

 



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Fairly quick visit early afternoon today, five Chiffchaffs on and around Ramsdales Ruck alone, adult Mediterranean Gull and four Buzzards.



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Three Sand Martins this morning, also a singing Chiffchaff.

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At least two sand martins this morning. 



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Early afternoon, single dunlin on the spit, flew east at 13.30.



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Highlights this morning 1 x singing Chiffchaff, 1 x singing Cettis Warbler, 6 x Oystercatcher on spit, 4 x Little Egret, 3 x Snipe, 2 x Willow Tit and 2 x Greylag Goose



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This morning:

Single Little Ringed Plover

Three Redshanks, at least one of which flew off west

Adult Whooper Swan in with the Mute Swans

Adult Mediterranean Gull on the spit and later off the car park, a vocal bird

11 Snipe on the mini spit



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An adult Whooper Swan present around 3:50pm and 4 adult Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Redshanks and 2 Little Egrets this late afternoon.

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Ten Oystercatchers this morning, eight Greylag Geese which flew off north, 23 Redwings on Ramsdales Ruck, a single Kingfisher and four Willow Tits.



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This morning's highlights included two Redshanks, nine Oystercatchers, three Little Egrets, one Snipe, two Skylarks and three Greylag Geese.

Info thanks to Barry Hulme



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This morning's sightings thanks to Barry Hulme included:

1 Shelduck

6 Little Egrets

1 Redshank

1 Wigeon

8 Oystercatchers

 

This late afternoon up to dusk:

17 Oystercatchers 

143 Herring Gulls

72 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

18 Goldeneye

 

 

 



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From first light this morning:

20 Oystercatchers first thing but many birds quickly departed west 

3 Little Egrets

12 Greylag Geese over high north

1 very vocal adult Mediterranean Gull

Singing Bullfinch and Willow Tit on Ramsdales Ruck



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This morning, 3 Little Egrets, 2 Snipe, 30 Cormorants, 3 Goosanders and 7 Oystercatchers.

Info thanks to Barry Hulme



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Late afternoon today up to dusk:

2 Little Egrets in Ramsdales

28 Goldeneye

6 Goosanders

15 Oystercatchers

1 adult Mediterranean Gull

332 Herring Gulls

186 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

7 Great Black-backed Gulls



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Finally got to Pennington Flash on Saturday for a first visit in 2024. As a "tourist" from Northern Ireland I look forward to ticking off a few species I can't get at home. I normally go to the Bunting and Pengy's hide first and then go from there. Unfortunately limited mobility meant I got no further and I was really disappointed at the state of these two hides. My target birds were willow tit, stock dove, nuthatch and woodpecker. I had already knocked off three of these and only needed stock dove but came up empty. The Bunting hide was a lake and all the feeders were empty. Pengy's hide was overrun with squirrels who were monopolising the feeders to the detriment of the birds. Highlight was the sheer number of reed buntings, possibly 12+. The approach paths were wet and muddy and could benefit from some gravel or quarry dust. I will be back in late March but realistically I may give this site a miss. When I first visited 12/13 years ago I really looked forward to visiting and adding hard to get species, recently it has not delivered and clearly the whole reserve could do with some TLC and a bit of money spent. Appreciate budgets are tight, but I feel birders have been squeezed out by dog walkers, families and selling food at the café. Rant over!! I ticked woodpecker and willow at Elton and nuthatch at my son's garden feeder in Bolton. Thanks to the birders who check the gulls and the spit despite the high water levels, I will still check this out before my March visit and maybe things will have improved.



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Single Black-tailed Godwit on the spit this morning.

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140 Pink-footed Geese over low west at 07:10 and lots of birds in song including Reed Buntings, Skylarks and Bullfinch all on Ramsdales Ruck and a drake Pochard at the western end.



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Probably the smallest gull roost of the winter tonight, with only a single Great Black-backed Gull, the first time in a few months!

Two adult Mediterranean Gulls (both probably new birds)

18 Oystercatchers (including two copulating on the spit)

34 Goldeneye

1 Kingfisher

 



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Let afternoon today up to dusk:

19 Oystercatchers

42 Goldeneye

at least two adult Mediterranean Gulls

232 Lesser Back-backed Gulls

744 Herring Gulls

1 adult Yellow-legged Gull (the seemingly fairly regular bird)

14 Great Black-backed Gulls



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Early afternoon,

Redwing 120+ in horse paddocks at Mossley Hall farm

Oystercatcher 12 on the spit

Pochard 1 drake

 



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Late afternoon up to dusk tonight:

First winter Caspian Gull (photos below but more photos and videos on the website)

Adult Yellow-legged Gull again (photo below)

870 Herring Gulls

48 Goideneyes

21 Oystercatchers present close to darkness, although at c4:15pm there were only 11 present!



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Early this morning:

2 Kingfishers

5 Skylarks, including two in song

43 Cormorants

1 Curlew over east and calling

7 Oystercatchers

6 Siskins around The Point



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By recent standards it was a pretty small gull roost all around again this late afternoon but three adult Mediterranean Gulls contained two new individuals (so six in the past couple of weeks thus far), one of which was following around and displaying to the usual adult off Sorrow Cow, which itself was flying around calling a lot.

Also nine Oystercatchers, 29 Goldeneye and two Little Egrets.

Early this morning Barry Hulme had four Little Egrets though.



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Late afternoon today up to dusk:

20 Oystercatchers (photo of 17 together attached)

2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls (which were together in the roost at one point!)

720 Herring Gulls

193 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

19 Great Black-backed Gulls

12 Goosanders



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This morning, a Woodcock was flushed from near the first car park off entrance road, also six Oystercatchers on the spit.

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Adult Yellow-legged Gull again this late afternoon in the East Bay, also 16 Oystercatchers.

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This morning's highlights were a Chiffchaff in the bushes in the western reedbed, Curlew flew north over here, Peregrine west over the western end, small numbers of Siskin in a few locations at least 2 singing Cettis Warbler and Treecreeper in at least 4 locations.also 14 Oystercatcher, 3 Greylag geese and several Water rail heard.

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Late afternoon today up to dusk:

Poorest gull roost of the winter so far for numbers.

Usual breeding plumaged adult Mediterranean Gull

12 Oystercatchers

230 Lapwings

4 drake Pochards still

2 Kingfishers off Sorrow Cow

Singing Goldcrest at Sorrow Cow Farm



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This morning, 

Pink-footed geese 53 over heading west at 11.15

Little egret 2 Mossley Hall farm 

Redwing 80+ Mossley Hall farm 

Pochard 4 drakes off the car park

Also tufted duck with nasal saddle CH1

 



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This morning

Shelduck 1 

Pochard 5 drakes

Snipe 1

Oystercatchers 5

 



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Late afternoon up to dusk tonight:

Two adult Mediterranean Gulls (the usual breeding plumaged bird and the more non-breeding plumaged individual from the 5th)

48 Goldeneyes

13 Oystercatchers

1020 Herring Gulls

254 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

 

 



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15:15 - 16:40. Gull roost: adult non-breeding little gull seen from the old hide site on the Southeast bank around 15:50. It passed through a crowd of incoming black-headed gulls but didn't linger, I lost it in the distance. Also one adult Mediterranean gull in breeding plumage. Little egret on the Horrocks spit and water rail by Tom Edmondson's.

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Mid-afternoon up to dusk today:

Adult Yellow-legged Gull present early on bathing furiously for a while, then flew off SW at 4:04pm (possibly one of the birds from Jan 16th)!

Two adult Mediterranean Gulls, with the usual fine breeding plumaged bird off Sorrow Cow Farm and a new, very patchy-headed bird found by Phil Rhodes. So, four birds in the past few days.

Leucistic Black-headed Gull (photo attached)

16 Oystercatchers

2 Kingfishers off Sorrow Cow

140 Lapwings



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Mid afternoon to dusk,

Mediterranean gull 1 adult winter off the car park

Oystercatcher 6 on the spit

Pochard 3 males off the car park

 



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10am - 11-30am
Mallard
Gadwall
Shoveler
Teal
Tufted
Goldeneye
Coot
Moorhen
Shelduck
Canada Geese
Mute Swan
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
Oystercatcher
Lapwing
Redshank
Lesser Blackbacked Gull
Herring Gull
Black Headed Gull (one with damaged left wing on spit)
Little Gull (single from Horrocks, flew across spit headed NE. Winter adult.)
Robin
Wren
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Coal Tit
Long tailed Tit
Chaffinch
Reed Bunting




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Early this morning, 33 Pink-footed Geese flew SW, 13 Goosander and three drake Pochard.

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Late afternoon up to dusk today:

Adult Iceland Gull (more images on the website)

Two adult Mediterranean Gulls (both breeding plumaged)

370 Herring Gulls

223 Lesser Black-backed Gulls 

3 drake Pochard

34 Goldeneyes

6 Oystercatchers



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